A vintage 1980s Los Castillo tazza tray featuring a 'metales casados' Aztec Chieftain surrounded by a Quetzalcoatl (dragon) on a field of azurmalachite stone inlay - measures 15-3/8” diameter!
This design by Antonio Castillo in the latter part of his career circa 1980s 90s, and probably sold thru Neiman Marcus in the US. I've only seen one other of this design, and it was with a more greenish stone inlay leaning more toward the malachite end of azurmalachite, while this example leans more toward the Azur end.
I've seen the same Warrior/Dragon design used on tall vases from that period, but that's the only other use of it that I've run across over the years.
A masterwork by Antonio Castillo, who founded Los Castillo in 1939 with his brothers and his wife, Margot Van Voorhies Castillo. They were in business until 2001 when Antonio passed away.
A vintage 1980s Los Castillo tazza tray featuring a 'metales casados' Aztec Chieftain surrounded by a Quetzalcoatl (dragon) on a field of azurmalachite stone inlay - measures 15-3/8” diameter!
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